Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear issued a statewide state of emergency Monday after widespread cold and snow hit the state.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear issued a statewide state of emergency Monday after widespread cold and snow hit the state.

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Updated: 6:35 PM EST Feb 17, 2015

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WEBVTT THE SALT THAT IT HAS ON HAND FORTHE ENTIRE WINTER.RIGHT NOW A STATEOF EMERGENCYREMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KENTUCKY.THE NATIONAL GUARD IS ALSO ONSTANDBY.THESTORM HIT HARD SOUTH OFGREATER CINCINNATI BUT EVENAROUND HERE JUST ABOUT ANYWHEREEVERYONEIS STILL TRYING TO DIGOUT A BIT.BRIAN HAMRICK LEADING WAY ANDBRIAN ARE THEY GETTING AN IDEAABOUT HOWLONG THIS STATE OFEMERGENCY IS GOING TO LAST?WELL THIS EFFECT WILL STAYIN, THIS STATE OF EMERGENCYSTAYS INEFFECT UNTIL THERE ISANOTHER ORDER ENDING IT.SO, WE'LL SEE THAT STAYFORNOW.AND WITH THESE BITTER COLDTEMPERATURES, WITH MORE SNOW ONTHE WAY, ANDWITH ROADS THATSTILL NEED TO BE CLEARED IT WILLSTAY FOR A WHILE, AND PEOPLEAREJUST DOING THEIR BEST TO DIG OOUT.I ENDED UP ONTHE ROAD LESSTRAVELED.BY ACCIDENT, BUT OTHERS --I DON'T WANT TO WALK ALLAROUND.FOUND THE SNOWFALL CREATEDTHE CHANCE TO WALK ON THE ROADTO RICHES.HEY WE GET SOME GOOD MONEYOUT HERE.WOULD YOU LIKE US TO SHOVELYOUR DRIVEWAYTODAY?THESE TWO CHILDREN BECAMEENTREPRENEURSTHEIRBUSINESS PLAN IN EFFECT.YESTERDAY WE DID GOOD, WEEARNED $30.AND IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OFMUSCLE INFORMATION THEM.I'MREADY, REALLY READY.YOU THINK CLEARING SNOW OFFYOUR CAR IS APAIN, DARRELL'SMISERY IS MULTIPLIED, HE DOESN'THAVE JUST ONE CAR.300, 300 CARS.HE HAS AN ENTIRE LOT FULL OFCARS.BUTHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ALOT OF CLEARING TODO.CREWS STARTED FOCUSING ONSECONDARY ROADS TODAY ANDTHINKINGABOUT THE NEXTPROBLEM.YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WATCH FORREFREEZE EVEN THOUGH THEPAVEMENT MIGHTLOOK LIKE BLACKPAVEMENT THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACKICE IS THERE.MEANWHILE CLOSE OF BUSINESS.I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ISHERE.DIDN'T BRING MANY SHOVELINGCUSTOMERSTODAY BUT WINTER ISN'TOVER YET.YOU CAN SEE EVEN THESECONDARY STREETS ARELOOKINGLIKE THIS AT THIS POINT, BUT,AGAIN, BE WARE OF THEDROPPINGTEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND MORESNOW.WE ARE GOING TO GET THEREFREEZE, SNOW ON TOP OFTHAT,SO YOU'LL HAVE TO BE CAREFULOVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING.REPORTING LIVE, BRIAN HAMRICK,WLWT NEWS5.THANK YOU.DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCYCOMMUNITIES CAN APPLY FORSPECIAL

Kentucky remains under state of emergency after snow & cold

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear issued a statewide state of emergency Monday after widespread cold and snow hit the state.